In July 2023, the average retail price of high voltage electricity in Japan that was supplied by incumbent utilities amounted to 21.4 Japanese yen per kilowatt hour, while the average retail price of new entrants amounted to 23.1 Japanese yen per kilowatt hour. Figures for both utilities indicated an upward trend in recent months.
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Monthly average retail price of high voltage electricity in Japan from September 2019 to July 2023
(in Japanese yen per kilowatt hour)
High voltage electricity includes 50 to 2000 kilowatt. Consumption tax is excluded. The price of incumbent utilities is calculated based on the prices set for sales inside supply area. The wholly owned subsidiaries of incumbent utilities are included in the category 'new entrants'.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of December 2023.
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Renewable Energy Institute. (January 13, 2025). Monthly average retail price of high voltage electricity in Japan from September 2019 to July 2023 (in Japanese yen per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202040/japan-high-voltage-electricity-average-retail-price/
Renewable Energy Institute. "Monthly average retail price of high voltage electricity in Japan from September 2019 to July 2023 (in Japanese yen per kilowatt hour)." Chart. January 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202040/japan-high-voltage-electricity-average-retail-price/
Renewable Energy Institute. (2025). Monthly average retail price of high voltage electricity in Japan from September 2019 to July 2023 (in Japanese yen per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202040/japan-high-voltage-electricity-average-retail-price/
Renewable Energy Institute. "Monthly Average Retail Price of High Voltage Electricity in Japan from September 2019 to July 2023 (in Japanese Yen per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202040/japan-high-voltage-electricity-average-retail-price/
Renewable Energy Institute, Monthly average retail price of high voltage electricity in Japan from September 2019 to July 2023 (in Japanese yen per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202040/japan-high-voltage-electricity-average-retail-price/ (last visited July 01, 2025)
Monthly average retail price of high voltage electricity in Japan from September 2019 to July 2023 (in Japanese yen per kilowatt hour) [Graph], Renewable Energy Institute, January 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202040/japan-high-voltage-electricity-average-retail-price/
